Thesaurus results for ELBOWING

elbowing

verb

present participle of elbow

as in pushing

to force one's way the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

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Recent Examples of elbowing Stulberg pointed to his ejection for elbowing Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid in the second round of the playoffs as an example. —

Elise Devlin, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Victor Wembanyama got revenge for getting tossed in the first half of Game 4 for elbowing T-Wolves big Naz Reid Tuesday. —

Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat. —

CBS News, 13 May 2026 Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view. —

David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat. —

ABC News, 12 May 2026 After elbowing its way into the fight for TV’s billions of advertising dollars, Amazon now wants to battle one of the most dire threats to commercials. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2026 Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota center Naz Reid in the head/neck area. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026 The album is Toadies’ autobiographical, at their best, elbowing through mental health and even praising a cinematic anti-hero. —

Tina Eves, SPIN, 4 May 2026

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Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new autonomous aircraft based on its popular H145 platform, pushing the company deeper into the growing market for large uncrewed rotorcraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 June 2026